Emmaus is a UK charity working in 28 communities across the country to give a home and meaningful work to more than 700 formerly homeless people, and Emmaus Preston is home to 24 formerly homeless people.

A team of employees from the region’s power network operator, Electricity North West, completed the day of voluntary work on Monday 16 October.

During the volunteering day, the team completed work in the garden surrounding the community building, and a donation of £4k was made after employees selected Emmaus Preston as their charity of the year.

Andy Davies, a formerly homeless person who now lives and works at Emmaus Preston, said: “The team were amazing and couldn’t do enough to help.

“They fixed the poly tunnel, rotovated all the soil ready for planting and done much more than we originally planned.

“Thank you to the Electricity North West team for their kind help on the day.”

Electricity North West staff painting the Emmaus Preston community building

The support given to Emmaus Preston is part of Electricity North West’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy to support initiatives within the communities in which the company operates.